Transcoded playback (which has to be done with your TV and H.265 files) does not allow switching language tracks or selecting captions. Also, depending on the method of transcoding used, the real-time counter for the video will only show how much time is remaining in the transcoded file. Since it won't finish transcoding the file until well into the video, the counter will remain inaccurate until transcoding is complete.

Samsung has a terrible user interface for viewing DLNA sources, and there's little to nothing that the server (Serviio) can do about it. I haven't used my TV interface for playing movies for a long time. Other players are so much better that it isn't worth the bother using the TV.

Why with the panasonic BD player profile, i have the possibility to switching language tracks ?

I agree with you for the terrible user interface but i haven't the choice, TV is too old

Sure you have a choice! Use a Blu Ray player, Roku, Fire TV, Nvidia Shield, and any number of Android based media players. They range from $25 to a couple hundred, depending on what you want it to do. Probably the simplest to use is a Roku player, although they have some codec limitations. Same with the Fire TV, although both Roku and Fire TV have added MPEG-2 video support to their latest high end boxes. The Shield plays everything, but not as user friendly and a bit costly.

I can't explain why the Panasonic BD player profile is allowing audio track changing. I'd have to know the details of the media file you're playing that it's working with. It's possible that profile isn't transcoding the files and your TV is somehow playing them natively. I looked up the manual for the UE40ES5500, and H.265 isn't supported. Are you certain your media uses H.265? If it's H.264, your TV can play them. There are enough differences between the Samsung E/F profile and the Panasonic profile that I could see the E/F profile transcoding H.264 while the Pana might not. Again, I'd need container and codec details of your media.

Sure you have a choice! Use a Blu Ray player, Roku, Fire TV, Nvidia Shield, and any number of Android based media players. They range from $25 to a couple hundred, depending on what you want it to do. Probably the simplest to use is a Roku player, although they have some codec limitations

I have a NAS which is waiting for me in few months.

I try to put the movie on USB and play it directly from the TV but it don't work.

Thanks for the info. Yes, it's H.265. So now let's look at the profiles.

I found the capture line in the Samsung E/F profile. It's actually inherited from the Samsung H profile, and transcodes any video with H.265, regardless of container. It's transcoding into MPEG-2 video with a maximum video bitrate of 15360 kbps.

Looking at the Panasonic BD profile, I can't figure out which line is being used. There's no line for H.265 at all. So perhaps someone else can figure out why you can play it with the Panasonic BD profile.

I think the BD player inherits MultipleAudioTrackAware as true, so when it's transcoded, Serviio includes all the tracks and you can then chose them on the player. With Samsung, that is not normally supported (AFAIK), so Serviio (as inherited from Samsung H profile) copies the first audio track by language code, as defined in the Console.

Player transcodes H265, as it catches all matroska files and transcoded to mpeg2video.

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atc98092 wrote:Transcoded playback (which has to be done with your TV and H.265 files) does not allow switching language tracks or selecting captions. Also, depending on the method of transcoding used, the real-time counter for the video will only show how much time is remaining in the transcoded file. Since it won't finish transcoding the file until well into the video, the counter will remain inaccurate until transcoding is complete.

Samsung has a terrible user interface for viewing DLNA sources, and there's little to nothing that the server (Serviio) can do about it. I haven't used my TV interface for playing movies for a long time. Other players are so much better that it isn't worth the bother using the TV.

thanks for all the input on this ATC

Regarding this

Transcoded playback (which has to be done with your TV and H.265 files)

Why would transcoding need to be done by the tv? Isnt the point of having transcoding profiles so that serviio can encode/transcode media to be playable on different, older, or incompatible tv's and devices?

Couldn't one (given they had the hardware) transcode h265 on the serviio side to h264 or compatible container/codec to play on the Samsung?For me, i have plenty of options as far as hardware to transcode like a synology server, a home built Xpenology with i7-8700 (for uhd 630-HW transcode 265 to 264)a few beast windows machines. On the receiving end ive got shield and fire tv box but i can stand using those for DLNA.

Yes the Samsung dlna UI is a bit stale, but for some odd reason i cant get rid of it! ive used it since like 2011 and i love the simple-stupid-ness of it, as do my wife and kids. With serviio i can simply change the source to get right to my library.

Transcoded playback (which has to be done with your TV and H.265 files)

Why would transcoding need to be done by the tv? Isn't the point of having transcoding profiles so that serviio can encode/transcode media to be playable on different, older, or incompatible tv's and devices?

Couldn't one (given they had the hardware) transcode h265 on the serviio side to h264 or compatible container/codec to play on the Samsung?For me, i have plenty of options as far as hardware to transcode like a synology server, a home built Xpenology with i7-8700 (for uhd 630-HW transcode 265 to 264)a few beast windows machines. On the receiving end ive got shield and fire tv box but i can stand using those for DLNA.

You misread what I posted. I am saying that your TV requires H.265 to be transcoded, not that the TV does it. Your TV doesn't support H.265, so yes Serviio must transcode it. Looking at the Samsung E/F profile, which is designed for your set, it doesn't contain any match lines for H.265. However, that profile does inherit the Samsung H profile, which does capture H.265 video and transcode it into MPEG2 video with a bitrate limit of 15, 360 kbps, or 15.3 Mbps. Your Shield supports H.265, so no transcoding necessary. In fact, my Shield plays everything I have without transcoding. I use both Kodi and MrMC with the same results. Of course, I have my Shield attached to a 4K TV, so it doesn't need to do any conversion of the video itself.

I can't explain why the Panasonic BD player profile is allowing audio track changing. I'd have to know the details of the media file you're playing that it's working with. It's possible that profile isn't transcoding the files and your TV is somehow playing them natively. I looked up the manual for the UE40ES5500, and H.265 isn't supported. Are you certain your media uses H.265? If it's H.264, your TV can play them. There are enough differences between the Samsung E/F profile and the Panasonic profile that I could see the E/F profile transcoding H.264 while the Pana might not. Again, I'd need container and codec details of your media. Lucky PatcherKodinox